Just spotted some interesting things in Glasgow that I thought I'd share.
First of all, another one for the search for same-numbered roads that meet (like the A1000 and B1000) - the A814 meets the B814 in Parkhall - here.
Chris
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Erskine is now generally accepted as being a 'new town', although it was never formally designated as such.It's smaller than any of the five Scottish New Towns, and considerably smaller than it was originally planned. The overall design of Erskineappears similar to Irvine, with small neighbourhoods strung along a spine road "like beads on a necklace".
The new A726 through Erskine has advance earthworks for dual-carriageway links between thelarge roundabouts - but not for grade-separated junctions. The broad central reservations and large roundabouts, as built, are all near-enough level - and the earthworks are much lesssevere than might be expected from looking at the Landranger map. The right-of-way was certainly wide enough should grade separationhave beenneededin the distant future, but with the nearby motorway carrying through traffic, this was never really likely.
A third large junction was planned where the A726 crosses the unclassified Old Greenock Road: earthworks for the dual carriageway to the north were completed, but only a small roundabout was actually built. Thenew spine road should have continued south, crossingthe A8 Greenock Road,and then southwest to a new major junction on the M8 motorway (between junctions 29 and 30).
With Erskine built to only a small fraction of its intended size,this major road scheme istotally dead. Recent developments to the south of Old Greenock Road have been allowed to extend over the obviouslineof the spine road. The onlyroad scheme for Erskine which is still active (and for which land is still protected) is the relatively minor reconstruction of the Red Smiddy roundabout at the junction of the A8 and A726.
Obscure roads trivia:
Next to the more northerly of the two large roundabouts in Erskine is an office building called Fanum House.
The new A726 through Erskine has advance earthworks for dual-carriageway links between thelarge roundabouts - but not for grade-separated junctions. The broad central reservations and large roundabouts, as built, are all near-enough level - and the earthworks are much lesssevere than might be expected from looking at the Landranger map. The right-of-way was certainly wide enough should grade separationhave beenneededin the distant future, but with the nearby motorway carrying through traffic, this was never really likely.
A third large junction was planned where the A726 crosses the unclassified Old Greenock Road: earthworks for the dual carriageway to the north were completed, but only a small roundabout was actually built. Thenew spine road should have continued south, crossingthe A8 Greenock Road,and then southwest to a new major junction on the M8 motorway (between junctions 29 and 30).
With Erskine built to only a small fraction of its intended size,this major road scheme istotally dead. Recent developments to the south of Old Greenock Road have been allowed to extend over the obviouslineof the spine road. The onlyroad scheme for Erskine which is still active (and for which land is still protected) is the relatively minor reconstruction of the Red Smiddy roundabout at the junction of the A8 and A726.
Obscure roads trivia:
Next to the more northerly of the two large roundabouts in Erskine is an office building called Fanum House.